About This Item
Title
Man working at table with snakes
Subject
Snakes
Drug Compounding
Pharmacies
Book Illustrations
Description
Woodcut printed by Petrus Treueris, artist unknown.
A man, possibly in an apothecary, makes a preparation with snakes at a table.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Source
Original Image in: Brunschwig, Hieronymus, approximately 1450-approximately 1512. Buch der Cirurgia (Strasbourg : Johann (Reinhard) Grüninger, 1497). ZEa 25 (Historical Medical Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Buch der Cirurgia, Hieronymus Brunschwig's handbook of surgery, was first printed in 1497 by Johann Grüninger. The work was intended for aspiring barbers and surgeons, and includes compiled knowledge of past surgeons along with the experiences of Brunschwig himself. Many of the woodcut illustrations are only loosely related to the text, consist of composites, and reappear throughout the text and in other works printed by Grüninger.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1525
Contributor
Treveris, Peter, active 1522-1532
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
ZEa_25-1.75r
Original Format
1 print : woodcut
Physical Dimensions
8 x 7 cm
Citation
“Man working at table with snakes,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/1702.